Thanks To Some REAL National Heroes - Open Letter

[TacticalPeek]

OPEN LETTER:

Thanks To Some REAL National Heroes

by Ward Reilly


Aug. 9, 2004-- While our president rushed us into an unnecessary war, many people around our nation worked to expose the truth about what was to come in Iraq--citizens of great character,and a deep love of our nation. It is a long, long list of citizens, some that have risked their careers, and even their lives, in order to tell the truth about the Bush Administration's catastrophic rush into war in the Middle East. Real Heroes.

Thank you, Scott Ritter--the weapons inspector who knew there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. He looked in every nook and cranny of that country, and as one of Bush's own men, said there was nothing to be found. His own boss would not believe him.

Thank you, Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame: I'm sorry I even know your names--a husband/career diplomat married to a wife/CIA agent whose secret identity was carelessly and criminally released to the public, because her husband would not falsely report that Saddam Hussein was trying to buy the materials necessary to make phony nuclear weapons. Someone in the White House released her identity, and hopefully the truth will be told.

Thank you, Richard Clark, who dared to expose the now-famous presidential memo that said "bin Laden determined to attack our nation," even though the President and his staff publically announced that the 9-11 attack came as a "complete surprise." I will never forget Condi Rice saying something like "no one could dream that something like this could happen"....yeah, right. The briefing given to the president a month before the suicide hijackings included recent intelligence that al-Qaida was planning to send operatives to the US to carry out an attack.

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(Clarke)

[Wind Dancer]

1. A powerful letter!

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Senator Byrd, and shame on the Congess for not listening to one of its senior members. With age comes knowledge, to the lucky few. And Senator Byrd's speeches and warnings to our nation should put him in the same class as General Smedley Butler. You have been spectacular, even if unheeded.

Thank you to the incredible families of 9-11 victims, who had their lives shattered, but still had the courage to demand the truth from the politicians. Maybe some day we all will actually learn the truth about why and how 9-11 happened, not just about who did it.

To Kathy Kelly, of "Voices In The Wilderness," who "dared" to travel to Iraq with medicine for the dying children who could not otherwise receive it due to US-imposed sanctions, sanctions that killed literally hundreds of thousands. What is wrong with us as a "superpower" when we stop even medicine for sick children to get through, to punish a nation for living on top of oil that we want? Forgive us, Kathy, for allowing you to be sent to prison for merely protesting. A 90-pound weakling, you aren't--90 pounds maybe, but....a heavyweight in the fight for peace and justice.


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[Mokito]

2. A breathtaking recognition of the true heroes and patriots

You talk about HEROES.....

You are all National Heroes, and I thank you all from the bottom of my (broken) heart.


Ward Reilly, of Baton Rouge, La., is a Vietnam combat veteran.

[Jack Rabbit]

3. As a member of the ten million man focus group, you're welcome

Thank you to the anti-war movement worldwide for drawing attention to this impending disaster, for crying out for a year before the war even started, that what we were doing was wrong, legally and morally. For example, the 15,000,000 people that joined together on February 15th, 2003, from all around the world, showing the world that with the internet, the politicians cannot stop us from organizing anywhere and anytime necessary. From Stuttgart to San Francisco, Singapore to St. Louis, Baton Rouge to Bangkok, all heroes. We can end war with laptops, digital cameras, and the internet. Just ask Secretary Rumsfeld, who wants to ban digital cameras from our troops and support personel, because he found out that you can't hide the facts and the truth with digital technology in the hands of "the little people."

The Left Was Right by Jack Rabbit, Democratic Underground, February 14, 2004